Middletown man, 80, dies in Wallkill vehicle collision

TOWN OF WALLKILL, N.Y. – A late morning two-car crash on Route 211 in the town of Wallkill Thursday killed one man and seriously injured another.

State police at Middletown said that, at around 11:09 a.m., at the intersection of Route 211 and Fitzgerald Drive, an SUV driven by William Unterman, 80, of Middletown, collided with a van driven by Thomas Decker, 65, of Walden.

Both men were airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where Unterman died.

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Decker was admitted in serious condition.

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed it is asked to call state police at (845) 344-5300.